Cause of the Revolution Flow Chart

Year Event Description Effect on Colonies (Economic, Political, Social) Showed colonists utter lack of unity developed solid traffic with west Indies and france soilders and statesmen generally spoke same language, shared ideas Effect on England (Economic, Political, Social) Shattered myth of invincibility had to pay immensely for war How it led to the American Revolution. Started signs of friction between colonists and british

17561763

French and Indian War

War between colonists and british vs the French and the Indians. Started by George Washington killing a French officer in 1754

1763

Proclamation of 1763

Prohibited settlement in area beyond the appalachans

Could not move westward for more land

Designed to work out Indian problems fairly to prevent uprising

Colonists were mad that british actually asserted control even after salutary neglect

1764

Sugar Act

1st ever passed law that only raised taxs revenue for colonies to GB

Sets precedent for americas innocent until proven guilty Idea of no taxation without representation

Needed to pay for 140 million euro debt Half of debt used to raise support for a new military group

Was the 1st of American backlash of british taxes

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Event

Description

1765

Stamp Act

Effect on Colonies (Economic, Political, Social) A tax of every legal Caused pure hatred as document with a need britian never did such a of a stamp thing before

Effect on England (Economic, Political, Social) Thought of this as colonists sharing the burden as the british had the stamp act for 2 generations

How it led to the American Revolution. Forced repeal to americas outrage and violence, increased tensions

1765

Quartering Act

Act when colonists were required to let british solders come into their own home, and are required to house and feed them

Took up even more money to pay for solders, increased resentment

Allowed british to make some quick money through the colonists

Colonists were mad that british were freeloading off their homes for no real reason

1766

Declaratory Act

Reaffirmed parliaments rights to bind the colonists

Wanted their own freedom and made it clear that it would do whatever it would to secure it

Defied the constituted principle that it wouldnt yield absolute rule over the colonists

Two absolutes that cant happen together at the same time

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Description

1767

Townshend Duties

Passed by Charles Townshend, taxed indirect customs payable to American ports

Effect on Colonies (Economic, Political, Social) Enfuriated the colonists even more, having deal with all the taxes and solders around the towns

Effect on England (Economic, Political, Social) Made some cheap money off the colonists

How it led to the American Revolution. Made the colonists even angrier at the british

3/5/177 0

Boston Massacre

Killing of colonial citizens by British solders

Gave no sympathy to the british, was clear sign at they were gonna avenge the loss

Stated fire because of panic, said it was cause of self defense

1st bloodshed between the two sides

1765

Tea Act

Tax that parliament wouldnt repeal from the stamp acts

Still felt that GB was still trying to assert their control of this act

Wanted to keep one final tax to maintain control over the colonists

Colonists were irked that the british didnt completely remove every act

12/16/1 773

Boston Tea Party

100 Bostonians boarded docked ships, dumped 342 boxes of tea onto the Boston harbor

Was the 1st sign of Was infuriated at the retaliation of the colonists, amount of money that their 1st major stand was dumped in the water in amounts of tea

Britian needed to unleash their might after the colonists rebellion

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Event

Description

1774

Coercive/ Intolerable Acts

Series of acts designed to chastise Boston, had much more grievances than the Intolerable Acts

Effect on Colonies (Economic, Political, Social) Had to fight this new punch by britian, needed a new way other than boycotting

Effect on England (Economic, Political, Social) Was the punch that britian had to fight back after all the little jabs by the colonists

How it led to the American Revolution. Was about to slowly erupt into a war

9/510/26 in 1774

First Continental Congress

Meeting to consider ways of redressing colonial differences,

Created the Association, chooses George Washington as the general of the army

Was not aware of this congress at the time

Created the temporary command center for the colonists

1775

Battles of Lexington and Concord

Attempt at the british to capture the rebel ringleaders in Lexington and in Corcord but were pushed backed

Was the 1st fighting force the colonists used to fight the british, kept the supplies safe

Repeled by the colonists, marked the 1st sign of military resistance

Marked the 1st battle of the war

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Event

Description

1775

Second Continental Congress

2nd meeting to reaffirm desire to continue fighting against King and Parliament

Effect on Colonies (Economic, Political, Social) Delegated an army and a navy

Effect on England (Economic, Political, Social) Showed that colonists were truly serious in battling for their freedom, prepared for war

How it led to the American Revolution. Was the reminder that all the colonists were about to fight GB

1776

Publication of Common Sense

Authored by radical Thomas Paine, engraved the idea of why let a small island rule a great nation of America

Helped persuade the 1/3 of people that were in the middle between the British and the Americans

Saw the resolve that the Helped define for the Americans had colonists what they were between for their fighting for freedom and just largely ignored it

7/4/177 6

Declaration of Independence

The statement by Richard Henry Lee and Thomas Jefferson signaling the colonies freedom against GB

The legal document that specifically said that colonies were now a free nation

Didnt really care for it, The formal proof that was focusing on the America was a nation if they war could win the war